In late September the Australian senate passed legislation that would give its spies the authority to monitor the entire Australian Internet with just one warrant, while journalists and whistleblowers will get 10 years in jail for disclosing classified information. The…

California is so desperate for water that it has resorted to unconventional and controversial methods to prevent this water crisis from escalating. The governor, Jerry Brown, has declared a state of emergency and the Department of Water Resources is reducing…

The World Health Organization’s European director Zsuzsanna Jakab has said that it is “quite unavoidable that the Ebola virus will spread across Europe.” The warning comes as four people were in a Spanish hospital after a nurse became the first…

Have you noticed how many people are being publically and cruelly beheaded lately? The internet has become a sea of blood and violence as Islamic State (IS) fighters have gone on a beheading spree. Islamic State spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani…

The Ebola virus, one of the deadliest viruses known to man, causes severe muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea and — in many cases — unstoppable internal and external bleeding and death within days of infection. The current Ebola crisis began in…

“Judge Edward Rubin, a Louisiana judge, has ruled that the state’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional…” on the basis that the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires that states give “full faith and credit” to each other’s laws….

Two new studies suggest a link between sleep-deprivation and obesity. A new study at UC Berkeley has shown that food choices change for the worse after a sleepless night. According to the study published in the journal Nature Communications in…

Justin Welby admitted he sometimes has doubts that God exists, and questions why God doesn’t intervene to prevent injustice. The comments were made during an interview with the BBC in Bristol cathedral. “Do you ever doubt?” asked the BBC interviewer,…

On September 19, 2014, Pope Francis met the President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan. They discussed the problems facing Christians in the Middle East and the humanitarian crisis there. The discussion highlighted the role of the Catholic Church…

In August 2014, Target, the giant retail chain announced that it supports gay marriage. It signed an amicus (friend of the court) brief. “It is our belief that everyone should be treated equally under the law, and that includes rights…

Pope Francis visited Albania in September. The Pope said that Albania is an “inspiring example” of Christian-Muslim coexistence, and denounced how extremists are “perverting” religion to justify violence. “The climate of respect and mutual trust between Catholics, Orthodox and Muslims…

According to the August issue of the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, community hospitals in the southeastern U.S. have had a 500% increase in the number of dangerous superbugs that are drug-resistant in the last five years. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae,…